Stop Whining and Start Wining!

Pointless pining…undermining…workplace whining. Sound familiar? Baby, let’s get you out of that corner. Happy hour is perfect timing for a little soul refining! BODEGA WINE BAR in Santa Monica beats the blues better than some comfort food and a bottle of wine. Or, two.Every Tuesday-Sunday from 5-7pm, Bodega Wine Bar is here to help. Wine by the glass is a friendly $5. Try a Poppy Pinot Noir or Stickleback Semillon. Thinking “smooth, velvety, and fruity red?” Try the popular McManis Petite Syrah. Or, if your day calls for a “crisp and easy white” sip a Burgans Albarino. If one glass just won’t do, go for the carafe at $15. If you have the Tuesday blues, you’re in luck! It’s “Andrew Jackson” night every Tuesday where you can score any bottle of wine for just a “Jackson” at $20. For a little nibble, try their bruschetta and olive tapenade for $4, (the menu attests is “easy to share with a stranger or a friend”) or the warm pita and hummus. If you can delay the downs until Sunday, sit back and enjoy “Service Industry Night” where happy hour specials last all night long. PRIMITIVO WINE BISTROA taste of Venice…in Venice Beach! Monday-Thursday from 5:30-6:30pm, the post-work hour is kissed with 60 minutes of "happy" Sangria, red and white wines for $4 each. The wine list is sure to please any palate with offerings of French, Spanish, and Italian vino like the Capezzana Carmignano, with a “long and persistent finish” or the Zind Humbrecht Riesling with a “solid and sturdy” body. For a bite of something spicy and sweet, try the Bacon Wrapped Medjool Dates with Chorizo or the Marinated Olives and Almonds for $6 each. Sundays offer special treats too in the form of “Sangria Sundays” with happy hour pricing on the food and wine list from 4-6:30pm*Photo Credit CITY SIP LAEcho Park makes Sunday Fun-Day. Get your wine on! From 9-11pm all open bottles are half price per glass. With over 60 bottles on the list, and 40 of them offered by the glass, half price gives you a full chance to sip something new and feel easy like Sunday…evening. Or, stop in for a “Social Saturday” at City Sip, where wine tasting takes place from 5-7pm and $12 is all it takes to sip your soul to warm and fuzzy with an introduction to 4 great wines alongside a complimentary cheese pairing. Not around on the weekend? No need to whine, their wine flights comprised of 3 wines in 2 oz. pours are just $14 and offered anytime you’d like!